Dr Phill Harniess

Dr Phill Harniess

• Postdoctoral Researcher and clinical academic • Northumbria University • Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

Phill is a specialist paediatric physiotherapist with experience and research interest in parental partnership in early intervention for infants with neurodisability. He is currently working on a process evaluation study of the CHildren’s Early Self-care Support (CHESS) intervention trial.


He has recently worked on:


The Healthy Parent Carers (HPC) programme, researching into exploring meaningful outcomes of parent carer health and wellbeing and accessibility of HPC through an equity orientation – At University of Exeter, PenCRU (Peninsula Childhood Disability Research Unit)


Seen and Be Heard Study - exploring children and young people with/without learning disability and or who are autistic and experience of cancer care services through an equity lens – At Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust.